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Simbe Bolsters Leadership Team with Key Executive Appointments Amid Rapid Growth

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Dienstag, April 16, 2024

The company has undergone significant growth in the past year, marked most recently by expanded retail partnerships and the introduction of differentiated product capabilities.

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The company has undergone significant growth in the past year, marked most recently by expanded retail partnerships and the introduction of differentiated product capabilities.
During his tenure at top consultancies, including Kearney and Accenture, Bond specialized in helping clients advance traditional retail models with digital capabilities.
Simbe also unveiled an expanded partnership with SpartanNash in February, bringing its Store Intelligence platform to 60 additional SpartanNash-owned stores across the Midwest.
This follows a year where Simbe closed 2023 with a 3X increase in its subscription revenue base.

Collaborative Robotics Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding

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Mittwoch, April 10, 2024

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collaborative Robotics, (or Cobot), a leader in the development of practical collaborative robots (cobots), today announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funding led by General Catalyst and joined by Bison Ventures, Industry Ventures and Lux Capital. Existing investors Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Neo, 1984 Ventures, MVP Ventures and Calibrate Ventures participated as well, bringing the total funding raised to over $140 million in less than two years. Cobot also announced that industry leader Teresa Carlson has joined the company as an Advisor.

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Existing investors Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Neo, 1984 Ventures, MVP Ventures and Calibrate Ventures participated as well, bringing the total funding raised to over $140 million in less than two years.
Founded in 2022 by former Amazon VP of Robotics and Distinguished Engineer Brad Porter, the Cobot team includes robotics and AI experts from Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, NASA, Waymo, and more.
The new capital will be used to further expand the team with top talent and advance its commercial deployments.
Paul Kwan, Managing Director at General Catalyst, joins Alfred Lin from Sequoia Capital on Collaborative Robotics' Board of Directors.

Micron Appoints Robert Swan to its Board of Directors

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Montag, März 11, 2024

BOISE, Idaho, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, today announced the appointment of Robert (Bob) Swan to its board of directors.

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BOISE, Idaho, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, today announced the appointment of Robert (Bob) Swan to its board of directors.
Prior to joining Intel, as CFO of eBay, Swan played a significant role in driving the company’s global expansion strategy.
“We are thrilled to welcome Bob to our board and look forward to his contributions to our strategic direction and long-term success.”
In addition to his new position at Micron, Swan is on the boards of several organizations, including the board of directors for Nike, Inc., Flexport and the board of commissioners of GoTo Group.
He previously served on the board of directors for eBay, Applied Materials, Intel and Skype.

The Chertoff Group grows cadre of Senior Advisors with Geopolitical Risk and Corporate Security Expertise

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Donnerstag, März 7, 2024

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WASHINGTON, D.C., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chertoff Group , a global security risk management and growth advisory firm, is pleased to announce the addition of two distinguished senior advisors to its team.

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WASHINGTON, D.C., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chertoff Group , a global security risk management and growth advisory firm, is pleased to announce the addition of two distinguished senior advisors to its team.
“We are pleased to welcome Ted and Bill to The Chertoff Group.
At The Chertoff Group he will engage with Security Risk & Resilience clients.
The Chertoff Group enjoys an outstanding global reputation of professionalism and integrity within the security space.

Flexport.org and CHOOOSE Partner to Launch Global Aviation Decarbonization Solution

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Donnerstag, November 9, 2023

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Flexport.org, the sustainability and impact arm at Flexport, today announced a partnership with CHOOOSE, the leading SaaS platform empowering businesses to integrate climate action into customer experience, to accelerate the decarbonization of air freight. The joint solution will enable Flexport customers to reduce lifecycle emissions through supporting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This is part of Flexport.org's comprehensive suite of climate impact and technology solutions available through the Flexport Platform.

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The joint solution will enable Flexport customers to reduce lifecycle emissions through supporting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The Flexport and CHOOOSE platforms are integrated via API to provide Flexport customers with a seamless, in-app experience as they evaluate solutions to act on their carbon footprint when booking freight.
All Flexport customers will have access to the solution within the Flexport Platform's Sustainability Dashboard .
We developed the CHOOOSE API to put impactful climate solutions in the hands of our partners and their customers," said Andreas Slettvoll, CEO at CHOOOSE.

Finch AI Announces Board of Directors Appointments

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Dienstag, Oktober 31, 2023

RESTON, Va., Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Finch AI, a leading developer of trusted AI-enabled solutions for government and commercial enterprises, announced today the appointment of Teresa Carlson, Carol Melton and Heather Podesta to the company's board of directors.

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RESTON, Va., Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Finch AI, a leading developer of trusted AI-enabled solutions for government and commercial enterprises, announced today the appointment of Teresa Carlson, Carol Melton and Heather Podesta to the company's board of directors.
"We are pleased to welcome to our board three accomplished, committed executives with demonstrated track records of success," said Finch AI CEO and Chairman Steve Baldwin.
She is currently serving as a General Catalyst Advisor for Global Reliance, Non-Executive Chair of the board of directors of KnightSwan.
She also serves as Vice Chair of the White House Historical Association and other for profit and not-for-profit board roles.

project44 Appoints AJ Wilhoit as Chief Product Officer

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Donnerstag, Oktober 26, 2023

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CHICAGO, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- project44, the leading supply chain visibility platform, announced today that AJ Wilhoit has joined the executive team as Chief Product Officer. An industry veteran with more than two decades of supply chain technology experience, Wilhoit has a proven track record of driving innovation and will build upon project44's transformative SaaS platform, Movement, to help solve the world's most complex supply chain challenges.

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With 20+ years of supply chain technology experience, including 13 years spent building supply chain solutions at Amazon, Wilhoit is passionate about delivering an exceptional customer experience
CHICAGO, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- project44 , the leading supply chain visibility platform, announced today that AJ Wilhoit has joined the executive team as Chief Product Officer.
"AJ has deep supply chain technology expertise, and a unique understanding of the pain points all stakeholders in the global supply chain face — from shippers to carriers to logistics service providers," said Jett McCandless, project44 Founder and CEO.
Prior to joining project44, Wilhoit served as Executive VP of Enterprise Product & Technology at Flexport.
Wilhoit spent over 13 years at Amazon, where she held key product and technology leadership roles, the most recent of which was overseeing Amazon's Global Delivery CX.

Matternet Appoints Will Urban as Senior Advisor

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Donnerstag, Oktober 12, 2023

Matternet, the developer of the world’s leading urban drone delivery system, today announced the appointment of Will Urban as Senior Advisor, effective immediately.

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Matternet, the developer of the world’s leading urban drone delivery system, today announced the appointment of Will Urban as Senior Advisor, effective immediately.
Mr. Urban joins Matternet from Flexport, the tech-driven platform for global logistics, where he served as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer.
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In this role, Mr. Urban is going to drive numerous strategic business development initiatives as a senior advisor to Andreas Raptopoulos, Founder and CEO of Matternet, and the full management team.
“We are thrilled to welcome Will as a senior advisor to Matternet,” said Mr. Raptopoulos.

Flexport Launches a Revolution to Democratize Supply Chain for Entrepreneurs: a Self-Service, AI-Driven Global Trade Solution for Finance, Freight, and Fulfillment Enabling the Benefits of Scale for Everyone

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Dienstag, September 12, 2023

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Flexport today launched a supply chain revolution for entrepreneurs, creating the first truly all-in-one, end-to-end global trade solution powering instant access to financing, freight, fulfillment, and replenishment to all major marketplaces and retail stores. Joining Flexport's supply chain revolution provides one-click access to 20+ supply chain services on a single page, enabling entrepreneurs to seamlessly sell in more places and automate the movement of their products from factory floor to customer door. With the new tool, entrepreneurs can focus on driving sales at lower costs and radically reduce the effort needed to manage their entire supply chain, freeing up precious resources to focus on their customers.

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That's why, today, I'm super proud that we've launched a new all-in-one, instant solution to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses."
Flexport empowers entrepreneurs by financing, handling cross-border freight, fulfilling, and/or replenishing their inventory directly to the store or customer with minimal effort.
Together with Flexport, we look to drive further supply chain efficiencies and streamline existing processes," said Pete Boudreaux, vice president of supply chain at Rad Power Bikes.
Flexport+ unlocks advanced supply chain functionality, financing, and talent, along with a host of other features at an incredible value.

Next-Generation Commerce Platform Kite Appoints CPTO and CFO

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Donnerstag, August 31, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kite, a next-generation commerce company specializing in scaling high-potential brands, announced today the appointment of Mike Hart, former VP of Product at Fletch and Amazon product management and engineering executive, as CPTO and Markus Leunig, former CFO of Walker Edison and The North Face, as CFO.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kite , a next-generation commerce company specializing in scaling high-potential brands, announced today the appointment of Mike Hart , former VP of Product at Fletch and Amazon product management and engineering executive, as CPTO and Markus Leunig , former CFO of Walker Edison and The North Face, as CFO.
"The foundation of an exceptional company lies in the brilliance of its people," said Rob Solomon, Co-Founder and CEO of Kite.
Mike Hart, CPTO of Kite, has spent his career building platforms and ground-breaking products using machine learning at iconic technology companies and startups.
Prior to Kite, Mike was the VP of Product for data analytics platform Fletch, and led product and engineering teams at companies including Amazon, Netflix, and Microsoft.